Convicted of rape and burglary, William Lee continues to deny his guilt. The victim in this case was his neighbor, a woman 15 years his senior, who feared for her life during the attack. But she stood before him again as he was sentenced to prison on Monday.

("I stand by firmly by what I stand by - this was a consensual situation.") CONVICTED OF RAPE AND BURGLARY.... SENTENCED TODAY TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON... WILLIAM LEE CONTINUES TO DENY HIS GUILT. THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE WAS HIS NEIGHBOR, A WOMAN ABOUT 15 YEARS HIS SENIOR.... WHO FEARED FOR HER LIFE DURING THE ATTACK. AS WLWT NEWS FIVE'S ANDREW SETTERS SHOWS US.. TODAY SHE STOOD BEFORE HER ATTACKER, TO GET THE LAST WORD. (Andrew Setters) ("The judge called this case the greatest nightmare. An elderly woman raped in her home, by a neighbor.") WILLIAM LEE CAME INTO COURT TODAY STILL DEFIANT. WHAT A JURY CALLED RAPE, HE CALLED SOMETHING ELSE. (William Lee, convicted rapist) ("I don't support a crime at all in this case - consensual I do, a thousand percent support, that this was.") WILLIAM LEE WAS CONVICTED OF RAPE AND BURGLARY FOR BREAKING INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S CONDO IN LOVELAND AND ASSAULTING HER. (William Lee, convicted rapist) ("Your honor, I stand firmly strong, I'm a man of faith and man of God, I've been that way. I stand firm to what my defense is and if I may - she needs to tell the truth.") ("Mr. Lee needs to tell the truth. Maybe If he did, I could believe in his religion or whatever he's got going on there.") THE VICTIM, WHO WE ARE NOT IDENTIFYING, TESTIFIED AT TRIAL AGAINST THE MAN WHO TOLD HER HE HAD A GUN AND THREATENED TO KILL HER DURING THE ASSUALT. SHE STOOD BEFORE HER ATTACKER AGAIN TODAY AS HE WAS SENT TO PRISON. ("This was a crime. This was a crime and it came down exactly the way I said it did.") ASSISTANT HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR DAVID PREM SAYS LEE DENIED KNOWING THE VICTIM WHEN HE WAS INTERVIEWED BY POLICE, DENIED HIS ACTIONS HEADING INTO TRIAL, THEN CHANGED HIS STORY WHEN DNA CONNECTED HIM TO THE CRIME. (David Prem, Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office) ("For him to stand here, and call the victim is liar is repugnant to justice when the overwhelming evidence demonstrates he is a liar.") (Andrew Setters) ("William Lee was sentenced to sixteen years behind bars, shy of the maximum of 22 years he could have been given, but he'll have probation after that and he'll have to serve life as a tier one sex offender. From the Hamilton County Courthouse, Andrew Setters, WLWT News Five.") EVEN AFTER BEING SENTENCED, LEE CONTINUED TO DENY THE CRIME, AND SAYS HE WILL APPEAL.